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GUEST VIEW: Pandemic brings rural broadband opportunity, but we are squandering it
Thousands of families in Mississippi cannot receive a cellphone call in their homes because of weak signals – a ... Read more
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Local News
EMEPA board votes to move forward with broadband pilot project
The East Mississippi Electric Power Association’s Board of Directors has voted to approve a fiber-to-the-home broadband pilot project. ... Read more
Columns
SID SALTER: COVID-19 crisis school closings expose Mississippi’s rural broadband deficiencies
STARKVILLE – In 2019, Corona was a popular beach beer rather than a deadly respiratory virus and no ... Read more
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RICHARD CULLEN: The digital divide and its impact on rural America
The digital divide is limiting opportunity across rural Mississippi. Throughout Mississippi, many families living in rural communities have ... Read more
Columns
BILL CRAWFORD: White space the solution for rural broadband?
White space surrounding rural folks across Mississippi may be the solution to closing our digital divide. Huh? Well, ... Read more
Editorials
OUR VIEW: Public notices need to be public
The Mississippi Legislature is considering a bill to seriously limit government transparency and prevent many Mississippians from knowing ... Read more
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New cellphone charges could boost rural broadband
DAHLONEGA – State lawmakers are eyeing cell phone users, including those living in cities, as a way to ... Read more
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Pennsylvania seeks retrieval of federal funds for rural broadband internet service
WASHINGTON -- Along the western Pennsylvania border, farmers struggle with such slow internet speeds that, in frustration, they ... Read more
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Broadband push falls short
ATLANTA – Efforts to expand broadband into the more sparsely populated areas of the state have likely fizzled ... Read more
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Broadband internet can help rural communities connect – if they use it
Being able to connect to the internet is crucial for many rural Americans. It allows them to buy ... Read more